The American Musical and Dramatic Academy

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, or AMDA, is a school for the performing arts located in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The school is a non-degree-granting university institution with stringent auditions for admittance. Located in the Ansonia hotel on Broadway, it heralds participation from many great performing arts specialists as instructors, and teaches two programs: integrated (dance/voice/theater) and non-integrated (theater.) Among its most famous graduates are:

Tyne Daly[?] (Cagney and Lacey[?], Judging Amy[?])

Gretchen Mol[?] (Cradle Will Rock[?], Spin City)

Paul Sorvino[?] (Bulworth[?], Law & Order)

Angela Bettis[?] (Girl, Interrupted, Bless the Child[?])

Natalie Zea[?] (Passions, Boys Don't Cry)

Those who attended the university but did not complete the two year program include Christian Slater, Brad Pitt, and Easter Bradford.

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LINKS

http://www.amda.edu/